Yoshimoto Eizuo's division of troops was soon passed to the front line command center. Yang Tianfeng immediately discussed with Liu Chen and Ma Biao and adjusted the arrangements.

"Chenlou's defense line can be blocked and given up to lure the enemy on this road to continue to go deeper and widen the distance from the enemy on the other road." Yang Tianfeng looked at Liu Chen and Ma Biao tentatively. Seeing that the two had no objection, he continued: "Mobilize a brigade of troops to Anling Town to assist the 14th Cavalry Brigade to stabilize the defense and block the enemy's reinforcements."

"General Yang wants to fight this way first?" Liu Chen pondered for a moment, smiled faintly, and said, "It's better to be strong and weak, but it's beyond the enemy's expectations."

"The enemy has heavy artillery on this road. If he can defeat him first, there is no need to worry about the other road." Ma Biao agreed with Yang Tianfeng's intentions, but he was also worried. "I don't know if the time is enough for abandoning Chenlou? If it affects the construction of the Qingheyi position, don't take risks."

"Send more troops, recruit migrant workers, and repair them overnight." Yang Tianfeng said confidently: "The trenches under Huaiyang City have been dug almost all, and there is no need for too many people to trap the enemy to death. The key now is to annihilate the enemy in Kaifeng. As long as you win, Huaiyang will be at your fingertips."

Liu Chen looked at the map carefully. From a broad perspective, the 80th Division, the 1st Cavalry Division, the 14th Cavalry Brigade, and the 14th Cavalry Brigade had already formed a strategic semi-encirclement of the Japanese army in Kaifeng. As long as the Japanese army continued to move south, the entire encirclement situation became more and more obvious. Since Yang Tianfeng was so confident in encircling and annihilation of the Japanese army, he did not even need the help of the 80th Division, he would be happy to see it happen.

"I agree with General Yang's arrangement." Liu Chen expressed his opinion, "If you don't hit the Japanese army coming to Kaifeng to aid, you will not be able to attack the important town of Huaiyang with peace of mind. If you cannot capture Huaiyang, our army's territory north of the Yellow River will lack depth, and fighting against the river will be very dangerous in the future. In this way, I will telegraph the 80th Division, let them advance east and south, and then form an encirclement for the Japanese army."

"It is better to advance eastward." Yang Tianfeng reached out and pointed out Taikang and Zhecheng, suggesting: "If Huaiyang goes down, our army can take advantage of the victory to attack Taikang and Zhecheng again. In this way, a wedge will be firmly built between Kaifeng and Shangqiu. Whether the next step is to continue attacking Shangqiu, fighting Kaifeng again, or going north to cut off Longhai Road, it will be in an extremely favorable position."

"That's right." Ma Biao reached out and measured it, saying, "It's fifty or sixty miles deep and nearly a hundred miles wide, and the space for movement is large enough."

"So that's it?" Yang Tianfeng nodded vigorously after receiving a positive answer in an inquiring tone.

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The enemy changes and we change. Changes in the situation on the battlefield can never make people imagine, and they will always be unexpected.

War is such a dangerous game: losing a fighter plane means losing an advantage, and losing an advantage may lead to losing everything. The problem is that whether you can seize a fighter plane is often not subject to human subjective will.

The plan made by Yang Tianfeng is not static, but leaves room for elastic adjustment. It is difficult to say whether it is simple or simple, that is, there must be reserved troops in your hands.

With the cooperation of the first cavalry division and one regiment, Yu Detachment was responsible for besieging Huaiyang; Jiang Detachment suffered a lot of losses in the Baota blocking battle and the subsequent encirclement and annihilation battle. Now only two brigades remain in the system and are respectively invested in Qingheyi and Anling Town. In addition to the special combat squads and guerrillas that raided the enemy, Yang Tianfeng also retained the Guo Detachment as a reserve team in his hands.

The 1st Cavalry Division, Guo Detachment, and a brigade in the Qingheyi position, as well as the majority of the artillery, had a total force of more than 12,000 people. Yang Tianfeng was quite sure of the battle to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

The Japanese heavy artillery is very powerful, but it is definitely not impossible to resist it with complete trench fortifications. Yang Tianfeng did not use the newly established air force, considering that the pilot training time was too short, even if it was super easy to operate and drive, it was still far from enough to undertake combat tasks.

But he thought so, but the three guys who were a hundred miles away had different thoughts.

Between the blue sky and white clouds, Han Zhen and Sun Gang were flying in the air in the Type 98 direct cooperative reconnaissance plane.

It has simple operation, good stability at low speeds, few engine failures and easy to repair, because of the single-leaf machine, it can take off and land for a short distance. For these two veterans of flight, the nine-in reconnaissance aircraft quickly became familiar with the performance and began to teach students.

But today, the two coaches boarded the plane together, calling it a little distance reconnaissance cruise, and checking the effect of the supercharger, but were actually discussing unauthorized actions that disobey orders.

"From the flights over the past few days, the mechanical supercharged effect is good and it is obvious at medium and low altitudes." Sun Gang was flying the plane and talking to Han Zhen, "Additional improvements, I think it can be used as a fighter."

Han Zhen was quite mature, thought for a while, and said, "This aircraft has some combat function, but it is definitely not possible to fight against real fighters."

Sun Gang chuckled and said, "Think about where this is, the occupied areas, what do the Japanese devils want fighter jets to do? They have these types of aircraft that can reconnaissance and coordinate infantry combat, and the Type 96 land attack aircraft."

Han Zhen frowned and said, "What are you doing with Gao Yunge? Chief Yang has repeatedly said that this is a trainer aircraft and needs to train many pilots. As for fighter aircraft, what is being built."

Sun Gang was silent for a moment and said quietly: "Of course I know that the fighter plane is being manufactured, but I'm afraid it won't be built in a few months, right? I don't want to fight with the Japanese plane, but you also know that this plane has been modified and equipped with armor-breaking incendiary bombs. If you meet a similar Japanese plane, you will have a great chance of winning. Moreover, the Japanese army logo on this plane has not been wiped off. Didn't Chief Yang also say that if you encounter a Japanese plane over the base area, it might make the Japanese plane wrong judgment and create a chance of sneak attack!"

"You-" Han Zhen paused for a moment and asked in a deep voice: "What are you and Xiao Gao doing? Tell the truth!"

"Take revenge." Sun Gang briefly explained the reason, paused, and continued: "Of course I didn't do a tough fight. Yunge and I agreed to fly westward tomorrow and take a walk near Huaiyang. If you can encounter an opportunity, you will be fine. If not, then go back and assume that nothing happened."

It took only more than 200 miles to Huaiyang, and the maximum speed was less than an hour. Judging from the time and fuel volume, it was nothing. Han Zhen pondered for a while and thought it was feasible. The key was navigation, how to accurately find Huaiyang.

"Yunge and I have carefully studied the map, calculated the distance accurately, and chose the most reliable flight route." Sun Gang seemed to guess Han Zhen's concerns and explained: "Fly follow the Wo River to the west first, at the intersection of Shahe, Ying River, and Jialu River, that is, Zhoukou and then turn north, not far from Huaiyang."

"Do you two want me to cover?" Han Zhen sighed.

"If Chief Yang blames it afterwards, Yunge and I will say it was Trek or directly admit our mistakes, it won't happen." Sun Gang said: "Just pretend you don't know anything, just prepare the oil and ammunition secretly tonight."

After a while, Han Zhen said helplessly: "Okay, I'll help you this time. You--ah, you must consider the painstaking efforts of Chief Yang, and never be impulsive and drive the only trainer back intact!"

Sun Gang was silent for a while, nodded vigorously, and said, "We will be very, very careful and will definitely return safely."

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The heavy shells kept exploding, and the land was rolling like boiling water.

The explosions seemed to be right in my ears. Under the shadow of death, people would be on the verge of collapse, shouting, or even running around.

A hand suddenly reached out and pressed the recruit Liu Dachuan tightly to prevent him from getting up. Liu Dachuan looked back anxiously. What was revealed in the smoke was the calm face of the squad leader.

The shells kept exploding near the trenches, and the huge sounds almost tear apart the people's eardrums. Large areas of soil were overturned and scattered like raindrops. The squad leader slapped Liu Dachuan hard until he calmed down, and he signaled him to follow the actions of other veterans.

It was said that he was a recruit, but Liu Dachuan was trained and even fought several small battles. However, this was the first time that such a shelling was encountered, causing a brief confusion.

He squatted with his head in his arms and opened his mouth wide. Liu Dachuan curled up into the anti-cannon hole again. Then the squad leader bent over and moved to another place in the trench.

The explosion sounded like thunder in his ears, and the world seemed to be flipping under his feet. Liu Dachuan saw a veteran squatting in the ear piercing of the cat diagonally opposite, with a calm face, turning a blind eye to the explosion, smoke and the soil falling down, and even squeezed at him. This small action made Liu Dachuan feel relaxed. He wanted to squeeze a smile in response, but the muscles on his face felt stiff.

The shells were still falling and extending to the rear of the position. The power and frequency of the falling shells were significantly weakened. They should be the Japanese 92 Infantry Cannon or 75mm Mountain Cannon.

When Liu Dachuan saw that the veteran opposite was obviously relaxed, he grabbed the gun next to him and checked it carefully. He also followed suit, and some cold guys gave him greater comfort.

A sharp voice sounded in the sound of cannons, and Liu Dachuan could vaguely hear it was the whistle to prepare for battle. His nerves instantly tensed up, waiting for another signal to be issued.

Yoshimoto Eizusa held up a telescope and put all his energy into the view of the lens barrel, as if he was watching a gorgeous fireworks performance.
Chapter completed!